Post-puller



N. PETERSON.

POST FULLER.

APPLICATION HLED APR.6. 1920.

Patented Aug. 30, 1921,

INVENTOR WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NELS PETERSON, OF DELANO, CALIFORNIA.

POST-FULLER.

T all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, NELS PETERSON, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Delano, in the county of Kern and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Post-Pullers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device for pulling posts out of the ground and the principal object of the invention is to provide a fulcrum member for the crowbar or other tool with means for attaching said member to the post.

Another object of the invention is to pr0- vide means whereby the attachment of the fulcrum member to the post is a movable one so that said attaching means may move with the post as the post is being raised out of the ground.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illusv trated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a view showing the invention in use.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device itself.

In these drawings, 1 indicates the fulcrum member which consists of the body part having the rounded upper end, as at 2, and the base 8, said base being made wider and longer than the body part. An arm 4 is adjustably connected to each end of the body part by means of the bolt 5 engaging one of the holes 6 formed in said arm. The outer Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 30, 1921. 1920. Serial No. 371,571.

ends of these arms are connected together by the bolt 7 which placed in contact with the far side of the post and then the crowbar, such as shown at 9, is forced into the post with the member 1 acting as a fulcrum for said bar. As the bar is forced downwardly to cause it to rock upon the curved upper end of the member 1 the post will be moved upwardly out of the post hole and in this movement the outer ends of the arms will travel with the post. When the bar is removed to secure a new hold the arms will drop back upon the ground.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent. I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

IVhat I claim is A device of the class described comprising a fulcrum member having a body part and a rounded upper end, a base being wider and longer than said body part, arms adjustably connected to each end of the body part, a bolt connecting the latter to the said arms, the former engaging openings formed in said arms, a sleeve carried by the outer ends of the arms for spacing the latter, means for connecting said outer ends together.

' I11 testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

' N ELS PETERSON. 

